The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-11
saturday, June II, 1887.


fnlf tlllS week.
-Dobson still pleases his customers by
selling Kyle's celebrated ice cream.
Joel Thompson is in Philadelphia
having an operation performed upon his
eyes.
Pay train ON the b. 4 o. Railroad
remained near the station here on Tues
day night.
Fred Choate has an excellent stock
ofnovels which he will sell ON close pub
fishers margin.
A picnic will be held in the wood''
of Miss Mary Miller, on Thursday, june
10th. Public are invited.
Mr.. Elisha T. Brown of Appleton
has sold his well-known driving horse
Cecil, to parties in Philadelphia for $500
The Baccalaurate sermon will be de
livered in the College Oratory tomorrow
evening at o'clock by the Rev. Mr.
Cook.
We take pleasure in recommending
buyers and others to the advertisements
under the head of Especial Advertise
ments."
On Monday, j. Bryant Smith, we'll
known here as clerk in Beaton Smiths
drugstore in the Caskey Building, started
for the West.
After trying them all we think
---Moores Windsor Hotel the best $500
per day house in Philadelphia. l223-25-
81 Filbert street.
"A game of baseball will be played
between club from Chester, Pa, and
Cat Swamp club this saturday afternoon
near Baldwin's factory.
1t is reported to us that the fly is
destroying the wheat in the section of
Cat Swamp. Also worm is cutting the
heads off of much of the wheat.
"a strawberry festival began in the
basement of Caskey Hall last night and
will be continued tonight. Proceeds
(for the benefit of the NJ. +. Church.
\-Under Especial advertisement" in
last weeks issue there appeared an ad.
with Nimrod Worrall at its head. This
should have been ], D. Worrall. Sec
correction.
N. X. W, ofnear Elkton, says he is a
great admirer of splendid turnouts es-
pecially those driven by ladies. For
further particulars, interrogate him abodt
the Oxford Fair, etc.
There will be strawberry festival
at Head of Christiana Church next
Thursday evening, June 10th, for the
benefit of the church. The public i,
cordially invited to attend.
The council have been viewing
( about, looking wise, and talking in low
tones, and no doubt there will be many
changes made in the cutters, curbing
and many other needful changes.
EAnother aged citizen gone. Mis-
Sylvia Hustler, who had been an invalid
7 for some years, died at the home of he
sister near the Deer Park hotel, on Wed
nesday. She was rs years of age
Oxford, Pa, is one of the neates
and prettiest towns we were ever in. l
looks like young city with its water
works, etc. West Grove, not far away
is another pretty place, and growing.
\ While Supervisor Perry and his mel
are cleaning out cutters and cutting down
weeds and grass, would it not be well t.
scrape the mud from the street. The
sight in wet weather is far from pleasant
Joe" went on picnic to Lovers
Retreat Saturday, and there made thu
intimate acquaintance of ram, mot {
sheepish ram, but water ram-and thu
damage done cost Joe just s.. lie says
he will tackle goat next time
Pierce Whitcraft living near Kim
bleville, Pa, lost two valuable horses las
week. They were taken sick very sud
denly and died in few days in spite o
all that could done. 1t could not be as
cGftalneu WlluL ullcu THEM.
The condition of the weather doe
not seem to have any material difierenc
with the number of people that go to Mrs
S. A, Roach's ice cream saloon. Sh
makes excellent ice cream, and for thi
reason has good patronage.
Jos. b. Luton can now be seen occa
sionally exercising his finely proportions
bay colt by Blackmore, its dam Gipse
Girl The youngster has good actor
and it would not surprise us some day t
see it named among the fast ones.
AIR. Geo. W. Steel and wife wi
please accept the thanks of the editor
for generous supply of delicious straw
berries. They were of the LADY Finger
variety, and most palatable. How pleas
ant it is to be remembered by our friends
The public school ofthis town wi
hold its annual entertainment in tn
College Oratory on Friday evening, Jun
18th. very interesting program is b'
ing made up, and the exercises on thu
I evening will unquestionably be interes
y ing.
NThere will be a temperance patriot
jolification held on the 4th of July
Donnells woods, near this town, by I'll
temperance folks of this town. All ten
peranee societies of this town and con
munity will be INVITED to participate,